THE WORLD FAMOUS OASIS RESTAURANT
A1A
Florida, 32080
Sea Colony
Saint Johns County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/8/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/8/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 11/6/2024
High Priority
9
Intermediate
6
Basic
7
Total
22
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in cooler in raw bar station unable to maintain temperature of 41F and below. Ambient temperature 48F. Operator stated that the cooler was fully pushed back against wall. Operator removed cooler from wall to chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Five sealed thawed packages of fish with label indicating to remove before thawing stored in walk in cooler. See Stop Sale Repeat Violation
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed one employee drink on top of microwave on cook line. Observed on employee drink on top shelf over prep table in prep area. Operator moved both employees drinks. Corrected On-Site
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee on cook line with no hair restraint.
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in exterior wall on 2nd floor. Also, hole in ceiling in dish washing area.
- 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Gap at back door with flying insects present.
- 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed pipes to hand washing sink in dish washing area missing causing water to leak directly on floor.
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Three cans of baked beans dented and rusted around rims of cans. Stop Sale.
- 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee on cook line rub bare hands on pants and then touch utensils without washing hands.
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee touch cooked food on spatula while putting on clean plate with bare hands and then touch plate and utensils. Discussed with operator and operator discussed with employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one flying insect in dry storage area. Also one flying insect in prep area in back of establishment. Operator killed and cleaned up flies. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef stored over raw breaded gator tail in walk in freezer, gator tail not commercially packaged. Operator removed gator tail to properly store. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Three pans of house made chili date marked 10/26 not consumed/sold within 7 days after preparation. Stop Sale.
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Five sealed thawed packages of fish with label indicating to remove before thawing stored in walk in cooler. See Stop Sale
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cut tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (47F - Cold Holding); house made spinach dip (47F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler in raw bar station overnight per operator. Operator unsure when cooler stopped being able to maintain temperature of 41F and below. Stop Sale Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (47F - Cold Holding); house made spinach dip (47F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler in raw bar station from overnight per operator. Operator unsure when cooler stopped being able to maintain temperature of 41F and below. Stop Sale Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed multiple cutting boards throughout establishment soiled/ stained.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand washing sink in prep area next to dish washing area. Operator replaced paper towels. Corrected On-Site
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed two ice machines upstairs at partially closed in roof area behind 2nd story bar that are not on current plans. Warning
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at handwashing sink in dish room.
- 35A-01-4:Intermediate - Nonservice animals in the food establishment or on premises. Observed stray cat at rafters of second floor above doorway. Cat ran out nearby hole in exterior wall.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed one spray bottle with bleach not labeled in dish washing area. Operator labeled bottle. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/6/2024 revealed 22 total violations (9 high priority, 6 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 1/25/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Downstairs outside ice machine is soiled.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop in okra in reach in freezer. Person in charge removed bowl. Corrected On-Site
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Mahi, grouper thawing in ROP bags. Addressed and person cut bags open. Corrected On-Site
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife under microwave. Person in charge removed. Corrected On-Site
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Lights in storage are glass bulbs.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Home fries, steak thawing at room temperature. Placed back into reach in cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. 3 cracked shell eggs on cook line. Person in charge discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At raw bar; cheese 54F. In cooler overnight.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At raw bar; cheese 54F. In cooler overnight.
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Time mark is missing on eggs, butter, and home fries. Person in charge time stamped all items. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line; sausage, sausage gravy 125F; ( - Hot Holding) reheated to; sausage, sausage gravy 168F; ( - Reheating) Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on inside back house by ice machine. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Several spray bottles not labeled. Person in charge labeled all. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/25/2024 revealed 13 total violations (6 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 11/1/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
3
Basic
10
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Multiple carbon dioxide tanks stored unsecured between the prep area and beer walk in cooler.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling air vents in prep area have dust build up.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag and jacket stored on top of graham crackers in the dry storage area. Operator relocated the personal items. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf in the hallway between the kitchen and raw bar, clean containers stacked while wet. Repeat Violation
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Ice bucket on the floor behind the downstairs counter. Operator relocated the ice bucket. Corrected On-Site
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Prep area microwave has old food debris on the rotating plate. Operator removed the plate to be cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Multiple hand wash sinks with "Hand Wash Only" signs and upstairs restroom missing employee hand wash signage. Employee began posting correct signage. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Main walk in cooler door has mold like substance build up on the door gasket. Repeat Violation
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the storage shelf next to the steam heat unit, clean container with old label attached. Operator removed the clean container to remove sticker and be rewashed. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the base of the flip top reach in cooler closest to the front counter. Operator began to wipe out the water from the reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. On the main cook line, raw shell eggs stored over cut lettuce and cheese in the flip top reach in cooler. Operator relocated the raw shell eggs. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. In the standup reach in cooler to the side of the main cook line, cracked shell egg in cardboard flat. Operator removed the cracked egg. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Hashbrowns on the main cook line held on time as public health control no listed on procedures as being held on time. Operator placed hashbrowns on chart and added time placed out on time. Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Threaded faucet at upstairs exterior door missing backflow preventer where the red hose is connected. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. At time of inspection not all tags for the month of October marked with date of last served.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener stored in the wall of the prep area has old food debris on the blade. Cutting boards on the bottom shelf of the prep area with food residue staining spots. Deflector plate in the bulk ice bin downstairs has rust staining from metal bolts. Operator states will call company to address. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. On the shelf of the warewashing area, chemical spray bottle of bleach not labeled. Operator voluntarily discarded the spray bottle. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/1/2023 revealed 17 total violations (4 high priority, 3 intermediate, 10 basic).